Your help could further MMSA’s vision of a brighter STEM future for the State of Maine and the nation. Today, I ask you to support MMSA and become a part of the movement to support exciting new ways for our youth to learn about science, technology, engineering, and math.

The National AfterSchool Association (NAA) is a national membership organization for professionals who work with and on behalf of children and youth during out-of-school time (OST). With over 20,000 members across the country the NAA promotes development, provides education and encourages advocacy for the OST community to further the afterschool profession. NAA strives to connect… [Read More]

Increasingly, scientists, citizen data collectors, college students, and even journalists are using existing data sets in conjunction with powerful data tools to explore patterns and test hypotheses. The NSF-funded Data Clubs project (developed by the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance and TERC) addresses the lack of opportunities for middle school students, especially those from under-represented… [Read More]

Who says being an employee of MMSA is all work and no play? Sometimes we get a chance to do both by working with innovative education programs in some of the most beautiful corners of the state of Maine. This summer the ACRES team is collaborating with Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership (HICSL)… [Read More]

There are a lot of buzz words in education right now – “cooperative learning,” “engagement,” “rigor,” “data-driven” – to name a few. The teachers in MMSA’s Experiential Math Project are working to ensure that their students aren’t just experiencing a litany of buzz-words in their learning, but instead are engaging in authentic, student-driven experiences that empower them… [Read More]

In May, MMSA’s Stefany Burrell accompanied three high school students and their teachers at the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Pittsburgh. There she presented to a group of rural science fair directors about how Maine State Science Fair (MSSF) has grown over the last five years. ISEF is an annual five-day event… [Read More]

Alexandria Brasili, Sue Allen, Maggie Foster August 2017 For more information: Email research@mmsa.org Or visit www.mmsa.org Background Beginning in 2014, the Maine Mathematics has received a series of grants from the Noyce Foundation, STEMNext, the Davis Family Foundation, and the NSF AISL program, to create a coaching system for supporting out-of-school (OST) educators such as… [Read More]

Alexandria Brasili, Sue Allen, Margaret Foster June 2017 For more information: Email research@mmsa.org Or visit www.mmsa.org Background Beginning in 2014, the Maine Mathematics has received a series of grants from the Noyce Foundation, STEMNext, the Davis Family Foundation, and the NSF AISL program, to create a coaching system for supporting out-of-school (OST) educators such as… [Read More]

MMSA Title: Executive & Programming Assistant. Sherry joined MMSA in June 2018 as the Executive & Programming Assistant. She has a B.A in English Literature from San Francisco State University. Prior to joining MMSA, she managed programs, events, and fundraisers to support low income and homeless families at a nonprofit in sunny California, her native… [Read More]

Fall 2018 Introduction to ACRES Coaching September 6 (12:00pm to 2:00pm ET) You will meet in a cohort of new coaches and learn coaching skills and logistics to prepare you to coach your own cohort. During the time following this meeting, you will recruit afterschool educators to participate in your practice cohort. ACRES Cohort Session… [Read More]